PERSONAL ITEMS

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXI, Issue LXXI, 7 June 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Mayor (Mr E. Dison)' has beerf telegrapnieaJ!y advised by the Defence department that Private Bell, a sick and wounded soldier by the Athenic left Wellington by this morning's express, en route ior Opunake.

Mr G. Stringer, clerk to the Hawera County Council, to Wanganui today on county business.

The death is. announced of Mr Charles Miiton Price, a well-known post and telegraph official,, who was until recen-tly assistant inspector of post offices on the West Coast and ih Canterbury.

Mr Chas. Grant, of New Plymouth, was yesterday appointed inspector to the 'laranaki County Council. There were 24 applications for the position.

Mr F. Norris. of Mssterton, fcon' organiser of the National Service li'MKuP. ]* m Hawera tc-dav. He addressed th? school children 'tEris morning.

bir Hartmann Just has retired after 88 years' service in the Colonial Office. Mr H. C. M. Lambert, C.8.,. has been appointed Secretary to the Imperial Conference.

Sir Joseph Ward, who has been incksposed for some days, suffering fi-om a severe cold, is now quite well again He was present at the meeting of Cabinet on Monday afternoon.

Mr W. J. Guerin, formerly of Hawera, but new of the subnaditorial staff of the Wellington Evening Fost T underwent another operation in the Bowen Strpet Private Hospital on Monday, and is reported to he mating satisfactory progress towards recovery.

In the House yesterday, the Prime Minister offered his congratulations to the Speaker (Sir F. W. Lang) on his appointment as K.B. He said that the honor was well earned and -weir 1 deserved, and was also a compliment to the Parliament of New Zealand. Sir Joseph Ward also offered his congratulations. The Speaker suitably replied, and thanked members for assisting, him in maintaining the high traditions of Parliament.

At yesterday's meeting of the Taranaki County Council, the engineer, Mr Fisher, notified that his services had been accepted by the military authorities. Members congratulated him, but expressed great regret at losing his services even temporarily. Mr Basham engineer to Eltham County, wrote that Ins services would be placed at the disposal of the Taranaki County during air lasher's absence.

Among the list of returned soldiers due to arrive at Wellington yesterday were the following, names of next of Km appear in parentheses: J. G Sturmey (Mrs R. B. Hart, Eltham), J.* i>- %.f,? rs„{ Q---Peffers» Waverlev), C. 5' yn ,-a- HiU > Whenuakura), J. Petne (J. Petrie, Stratford).